Arizona State Fair 2017 Results

I didn't get a chance this year to go see the fair and see how I place.  I did pretty good.  My handspun got 2 first place and 1 second place.  My knitting got a first place and a fourth place.

It's That Time Again!

Time for County and State Fair.   I'm entering 2 shawls, 1 hat and 3 handspun yarns.  I hope I can get best in show or best spinner for State.  It's going to be hard since I got it 2 in a row already.  Here is a group shot.

The dark shawl is done with my handspun yarn.  It was suppose to be 3 different yarns but I ended up using 6 yarns.  The bright shawl was a shawl I did for a knit along.  I do love it.  It's bright and happy.  The purple hat was last minute.  I had a test knit hat but I thought it wasn't complicated enough.  I love how the cables showed up.  Wish me luck!

Apparently I Won Best Spinner Too!

I found out at the end of November that I won and today I got my gift certificate.  I hope I can use it before it expires!  This shop is 300 miles away and a 5 or 6 hour car trip. 

First or Second and A Surprise At Fairs!

Here is a group shot.  All the items with their ribbons at Arizona State Fair.

Here is a group shot with all the ribbons from Arizona State Fair and Cochise County Fair.

This shawl got First place at County and Second Place at State.  Yarn:  Alisha Goes Around Panoply of Peacocks Fingering in Mark Anthony.  Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jaali-2

Ever year I knit up one of my hand spun yarns into a shawl to enter the next year's Fairs.  This was last years First place winning yarn and I got Best Spinner for it.  I got First place at State and County.  Yarn:  JulieSpins Merino Yak Silk in Colonial.  Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunshine-and-shadows-2

I got First place at State and County for this test knit hat.  Yarn:  The Verdant Gryphon Traveller in Hot Pink ELC and  madelinetosh DK Twist in Carnation  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bridge-walker-hat

This was another sort of test knit.  It's was knitted in my hand spun yarn.  It got First at County and Second at State.  Yarn:  Wool Gathering July 2013 Fiber Adventure Club and JulieSpins Targhee in Glacier.  Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/anemone-hat-2

This won Best in Show at State and First Place.  It was also First place at County.  Into The Whirled 50/30/20 Alpaca/Merino/Silk Blended Top in Sentinel.

This won First place at State and County.  Bee Mice Elf BFL Top in Nile.

This only got First place at County and nothing at State.  It's Loop!

Self Striping Spontaneous Spinning Roving BULLSEYE Bump in Quantum Leap.

Here is my bag of ribbons.  I had to get a bigger bag to put them in.  I've been entering the County Fair since 2013 and Arizona State since 2014.

Wish Me Luck!

It's that time of the year again, County and State Fair!  Since I've won First Place in both fairs, the pressure is on to win again.  Last year I won Best Spinner.  I hope to win that again.  Below are my spinning entries.

On the left is Bee Mice Elf 100% BFL.  In the middle is Into The Whirled 50/30/20 Alpaca/Merino/Silk Blended Top. On the right is Loop! bump  Merino, nylon, and Angelina.

I didn't finish a pair of socks.  I've been just knitting vanilla socks so for the first time I didn't enter socks.  The socks usually win so I'm a bit worried.  I decided to submit some of my test knit hats instead and 2 shawls.  The dark blue green one is huge and took a long time (no rest rows on the back).  I hope to find out the results in November.

County and State Fair Results

 I got first place at County for this shawl but nothing at state.

I got First place for County and State for these socks.

This Best Spinner award came with a $75 gift certificate!

This is the yarn that won Best Spinner, First Place for County and State!

All the ribbons together for the handspun.

This just won First place at County.

This won first place at County and Third place at State.

Gift Certificate

I got this in the mail.  It says "Best Weaver" instead of "Best Spinner" because the "Best Spinner" gift certificate is for a store in Prescott which the Best Weaver wanted.  This is fine with me since I've never been to the Fiber Factory.  I can't wait to check it out!

Arizona State Fair Results

One handspun got first place and best in show.  I've never won best in show before.  I'm happy to have gotten both for this yarn.  I really like how it turned out and I'm glad the judges like it too.

My green handspun yarn got third place and the other yarn didn't place.

For my knitting, my socks got first place.  Second and third place went to my friend so I was happy for her.

My purple handspun shawl didn't place but I can't wait to get it back since it was knitted with the handspun that got first place last year.

Still Missing In Action

My back is still hurting so I haven't been doing much.  I'll be seeing a orthopedic doctor next month.  Meanwhile I did manage to get my Cochise County and AZ State Fair entries ready.  I have this thing about knitting up the handspun I entered last year.

The purple shawl is the handspun that won 1st place in county & state last year.  Details here:  http://lilieknitting.blogspot.com/2015/02/persian-shawl-wip.html

The socks are actually my husband's.  I just finished them.  The ones I was trying to finish up for the fair didn't make it.  Details here:  http://lilieknitting.blogspot.com/2015/01/western-socks-wip.html

I'm entering 3 handspun.  Details here:  http://www.ravelry.com/people/AtPlayWithFiber/handspun/js-merino-yak-silk-colonial
http://www.ravelry.com/people/AtPlayWithFiber/handspun/js-80-merino-20-silk-great-barrier-reef
http://www.ravelry.com/people/AtPlayWithFiber/handspun/wg-green-merino-silk

Winnings!

My check for Arizona State Fair!  The way it works at State level is that I had to pay $1 per entry to enter the State Fair.  First prize is $5 and I got 3 of them.  Not bad but the ribbon is better.  Now the pressure is on to repeat my first place next year.

Cochise County Fair doesn't require entry fees.  The first place winners get $4 each.  So my total winnings for both fairs was $27.  Again I need to repeat my placement for next year.

Finally Got My Entries Back!

I entered 2 yarns, a pair of socks and a shawl for the Cochise County Fair and Arizona State Fair.  They have this wonderful Outreach program so they went from the County to the State.  My friend Charla picked them up and delivered them back to me so even more awesomeness!!  I finally got them back.  I won first place for everything except for the shawl.  It only got Honorable Mention at State.

Here they are with all the Arizona State ribbons.

Here is them with County and State ribbons.

 

 Here is my Rainbow Shawl.  The yarn is spun from Woolgathering 50% merino/50% silk.

 

 Here are my Gypsy socks.  The yarn is Rainy Days & Wooly Dogs Laudanum - Gothsock in Gypsy.  The pattern is  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wendyknits-sunrise-socks

This is my handspun from 15.5 Micron Ultrafine Merino Combed Top - Persian Violet, 4.5 oz

This is my handspun Self Striping Spontaneous Spinning Roving BULLSEYE Bump 5.5oz merino, bamboo, tussah silk